ABC News | Aussies onboard during deadly convoy raid ABC Online Fairfax journalist Paul McGeough (pictured) and photographer Kate Geraghty were onboard one of the aid boats. (AAP : Alan Porritt) An Australian journalist and photographer onboard aid boats headed for the ... Israeli troops attack ship carrying aid to Gaza Abbas: Israel has committed a massacre on the Gaza flotilla Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza-Bound Aid Ships, 10 Killed |
NEWS.com.au | Latest oil spill developments CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat from Louisiana, said Saturday night that BP should immediately invest $1 billion to protect marshes, wetlands and estuaries. An independent contractor supplying workers to clean up an oil spill on ... As oil spill damages Gulf, will US change energy use? Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill 'Top Kill' Fails to Stop Leak |
Reuters | Americans wait to learn if top kill will stop oil The Associated Press ROBERT, La. â€" Two days after BP began a risky effort to stop a gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, company officials said the operation was going as planned but offered few details, leaving the nation in suspense about whether its worst oil spill ... Gulf oil spill hits Day 40 with no end in sight President hits the beach, vows to solve oil spill crisis Obama pledges to triple oil response manpower in Gulf |
The Hindu | Obama: Federal Government 'in Charge' of Oil Spill Response FOXNews President Obama speaks at a press conference in the East Room of the White House May 27. (AP Photo) President Obama assured the public that he is seizing the reins of the oil spill response in the Gulf of Mexico, saying Thursday that Washington is ... Obama Defends Handling of Oil Spill Obama Pushes for More Regulation, Extends Oil Drilling Moratorium |
FOXNews (blog) | 'Top kill' a pivotal moment for BP in capping oil leak CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- As early as Wednesday morning, BP will try to stop the gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico with a maneuver c » |
Washington Post | Patience runs thin as BP preps untested maneuver CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana -- Oil company BP is expected to brief reporters Tuesday morning about its next attempt to contain the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- a maneuver c » |
The Hindu | BP admits Deepwater rescue is capturing less oil The Guardian BP today admitted that is capturing less oil from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico than previously estimated, raising fresh questions over the success of its rescue operation. The oil giant told the City this morning that the mile-long siphon tube ... Mixed messages as frustration mounts over Gulf oil spill US Raises Pressure on BP to Stop Oil Leak, Clean Up Spill Obama focused on oil spill, Mideast |
The Hindu | EPA chief to return to Gulf Coast to monitor spill The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" The US Environmental Protection Agency chief is returning to the Gulf Coast to monitor the response to the massive oil spill and its effect on the region. The return on Sunday marks Lisa P. Jackson's third visit since the oil started ... US environment chief to visit Gulf, spill spreads Obama Picks Democrat Graham, Republican Reilly to Probe Spill Oil spill caused by 'a confluence of unfortunate events' |
CBC.ca | Indian plane crashes, killing 158; 8 survive Washington Post NEW DELHI -- An Air India Express plane overshot a table-top runway in southern India and tumbled off a cliff into a heavily wooded hilly area, killing 158 people, officials said. The Boeing 727 from Dubai was carrying 160 passengers ... At least 158 feared dead in India plane crash Air India Boeing Carrying 166 Crashes; Seven Survive Plane crashes in India, 159 feared dead, 7 alive |
CBC.ca | Oil Gushes From BP Well as Scientists Study Leak Size BusinessWeek (Adds comments from BP chairman in eighth paragraph (For a map of the oil spill, see {BMAP OILSPILL }.) By Jim Polson and Mark Chediak May 21 (Bloomberg) -- The damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is still leaking even after BP Plc increased the ... Month into Gulf spill, fishermen see bleak future Oil fouls Louisiana, BP scrambles to contain spill BP says it is capturing 5000 barrels of oil a day from gulf spill |
Times Online | Torpedo accusation raises Korean security stakes Los Angeles Times After weeks of investigation and leaks, the announcement that North Korea killed 46 South Korean sailors sets the stage for more hostile relations. Following weeks of investigation, leaked evidence and diplomatic huddles, South Korea on Thursday ... Inside North Korea after torpedo attack accusation North Korea slams report that it torpedoed South Korean ship North Korea condemned by world powers over torpedo attack |
CNN (blog) | Voters in primaries shake things up for both major parties Los Angeles Times Delivering a powerful message of discontent, voters Tuesday swept out veteran Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania, nominated a "tea party" movement founder for a Senate seat in Kentucky and forced Sen. Blanche Lincoln into a runoff for the Democratic ... Angry Electorate Roars at Washington, Hands Primaries Show Anti-DC, Anti-Establishment Mood Sen. Arlen Specter's primary loss continues bad 2010 for President Obama ... |
Washington Post | Two U.S. senators in jeopardy on big day of voting Reuters US Democratic Senator Arlen Spector of Pennsylvania speaks to reporters about the healthcare bill outside the Capitol in Washington December 15, 2009. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With voter anger running high, two veteran US senators face potential ... US parties in key elections test High stakes in Tuesday primary elections Specter-Sestak Senate contest tops primary slate |
Telegraph.co.uk | Oil-Spill Fight Shows Progress W » |
ABC News | A huff and boom ended Deepwater Horizon's lucky streak MiamiHerald.com NEW ORLEANS -- It had been a lucky ship, a charmed vessel among the 130 or so rigs that poke straws into the mud, rock and sand beneath the Gulf of Mexico to suck out its crude. Its job had been to prowl for oil, and the Deepwater ... Giant Plumes of Oil Found Forming Under Gulf of Mexico Massive oil plume gushing deep into the Gulf Engineers struggle in latest effort to stem gulf oil leak |
BBC News | Obama scolds oil execs, federal regulators San Francisco Chronicle President Obama sharply scolded corporate executives Friday for trading blame over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster and promised to end the "cozy relationship" between oil companies and the federal regulators that are supposed to police them. ... BP chief backs oil drilling in wake of US disaster Obama assails oil industry's 'cozy relationship' with government Obama rips execs over oil spill blame game |
Times Online | Thai troops advance on red shirt protest checkpoint Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai troops fired tear gas as they advanced toward a protest checkpoint on Friday following overnight fighting that killed one and wounded 11, including a rogue general, as a violent two-month political crisis deepened. ... Thai troops clash with protesters Thai Troops Clash With Protesters Thai Army says it did not shoot protest leader |
The Guardian | WRAPUP 1, BP to try new fix as oil spill threatens Gulf Reuters PORT FOURCHON, La., May 13 (Reuters) - Energy giant BP was preparing on Thursday to once again try and staunch the unchecked flow of oil from a ruptured well that threatens an environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. BP Plc (BP. ... Effort to protect coast prompts scramble for booms The Price and Who Pays: Updates From the Gulf Obama Administration Proposes Lifting Oil Spill Liability Cap |
The Guardian (blog) | BP deploys second containment box CNN By the CNN Wire Staff The Viking Poseidon lowers the top hat device into the Gulf of Mexico at the site of the oil spill late Monday night. Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP is lowering a second oil containment box in an effort to stop a weeks-long oil ... Big oil to get more grilling as oil gushes in Gulf Senators at hearing focus on well pressure Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico endangers wildlife; jobs are at risk, too |
The Hindu | Kagan's Legal Record Portrays a Cautious Liberal FOXNews With a record of nuanced stands on social issues and support for expansive presidential powers, Supreme Court nominee Kagan isn't a lightning rod for the right. Monday: Elena Kagan looks to President Obama as she speaks in the East Room of the White ... 'Don't ask, don't tell' a flash point on Kagan High court Kagan's girlhood dream Kagan's meteoric rise marked by confidence, consensus-building |
The Guardian | (RPT) GLOBAL MARKETS WEEKAHEAD-Greek crisis goes viral Reuters LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - The Greek crisis, to borrow an expression from social media, has now gone viral. It is no longer just about the euro zone. It is global, hitting financial markets across the ... EU Package to Boost European Stocks |
Reuters | BP Oil-Collection Chamber Clogs, Removed From Leaking Gulf Well BusinessWeek May 9 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc's latest effort to prevent oil leaks from damaging wildlife and tourism on the US coast are being stymied as cold and pressure a mile below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico formed ice that clogged a ... BP Suffers Setback on Containment |
Washington Post | An FBI team arrives in Pakistan to probe ties of NY bomber Washington Post A uniformed New York City police officer carries a package as authorities cleared streets around Times Square. The bomb squad was c » |
Globe and Mail | SEC Said to Probe Causes, Exploitation of Stock-Market Turmoil BusinessWeek May 7 (Bloomberg) -- US regulators plan to examine whether securities professionals triggered yesterday's stock- market plunge or exploited the turmoil to profit illeg » |
Reuters | US asks Pakistan for help in NY bomb probe-report Reuters NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) - The United States has asked Pakistan for help investigating a failed plot to bomb New York's Times Square, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, as investigators kept questioning a Pakistani-American ... US terror arrest leaves Pakistani villagers stunned Bomb suspect likely aided by Taliban in Pakistan US to send Pakistan detailed request for help in Times Square bomb probe |
